Harvard graduate
Ivy League alum
A Harvard graduate is someone who has completed a degree at Harvard University, America's oldest and most prestigious institution of higher education.
The term often carries connotations beyond the literal—implying elite credentials, intellectual achievement, or social privilege: He made sure everyone knew he was a Harvard graduate.
Sometimes used with mild derision to suggest someone is overly credentialed or out of touch.
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
- degreeUnit of measurement
- notable alumniCelebrated former students
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- intellectualismEmphasis on reasoning pursuits
commencement · cap and gown · crimson · class ring · leadership · Cambridge · connections · university · Rhodes · elitism · pedigree · legacy admission · thesis · reunions · endowment · alumni network · alumnus · networking
Harvard graduateblue-collar worker
Manual labor employee
self-made man · street smart · regular Joe · working stiff · common man